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my German Shepard loved scaring about 14 yr old i kids i think .& my basset hound didnt care but she was quiet too.every evening after 9 pm. when i didnt work we would walk down the street ,coming back from our walk we would walk real quiet & would get just right across the street from them she would bark out loud & scare them & they got a blast out of that .. then 1 time there was a truck that was waiting to go & she tried to bite the bumper off but her teeth was not that good ..but she tried anyway ..

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Dogs do rock! But the only dog I would live with is a Borzoi. Was given a Saluki (sells at $2,000) because I thought it would be similar to a Borzoi. It wasn't and I returned it. The Saluki owner, after hearing my praise for the Borzoi, adopted one (they both belong to the coursing family). He's been thrilled. I am basically a cat person and what I enjoyed with that dog is that it "thought" like a cat. Very aware of its dignity. She never stole anything from the table until I enjoyed a pizza with my Dad and he gave her some while he was eating. After that, no sandwich was safe on the table. She was tall enough to just "walk by" the table and the sandwich would be gone.

I once had a Borzoi Hound (Russian Wolf Hound) and played with her by asking her what she would do for a goodie. At first she went through her usual and well-known 3 or 4 antics but, when she repeated one, I would tell her that she had already done that and please show me another. This would go on with her either creating new movements or doing variations on one before. She would never get her goodie unless she came up with a new version. How does your pet stand up to this? I'd truly like to hear of your experiences and, perhaps, give you ideas for further play with your pets.

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That dog, for some reason, never needed to be trained for outside. She just could not allow herself to make any type of mess in the house - even to regurgitate. Although there was a run in the back yard, I just let her out by herself. One day, my neighbor told me that Azuka always went onto her property to relieve herself. Naturally I had to collect it all.

The only "trick" I ever trained her for was to Stay. I once left her with a building guard because I thought she might get upset in an elevator. when I returned I asked how she did. The guard told me that he would have had to shove her in order to get her to move.

I don't know whether I mentioned this before, but I once decided to teach her to fetch. Had a friend visit with his dog who would chase anything thrown. I had her watch him for a time and then threw a stick and asked her to retrieve it. She did it rather reluctantly and, after much praise, I threw it again. She looked at it and then at me as if to say, "I just gave it to you. Why are you throwing it away again?" She would never repeat the action. No more normal dog tricks after that. One more thing: I never used the word "heel" but instead asked her to "walk like a lady."